Biology:Heliastus

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Short description: Genus of grasshoppers

Heliastus
Heliastus aztecus.jpg
Heliastus aztecus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Oedipodinae
Tribe: Hippiscini
Genus: Heliastus
Saussure, 1884

Heliastus is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 10 described species in the genus Heliastus.[1][2][3][4]

Species

These 10 species belong to the genus Heliastus:

  • Heliastus aztecus Saussure, 1884
  • Heliastus benjamini Caudell, 1905 (arroyo grasshopper)
  • Heliastus cirrhoides Otte, 1984
  • Heliastus guanieri Caudell, 1903
  • Heliastus infrequens Otte, 1984
  • Heliastus obesus Saussure, 1884
  • Heliastus rubellus Otte, 1984
  • Heliastus rufipennis Liebermann, 1945
  • Heliastus subroseus Caudell, 1904 (rose-wing beach grasshopper)
  • Heliastus sumichrasti (Saussure, 1861)

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q10519583 entry